"How can I come from a nation? How can a human being come from a concept?"

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Taiye Selasi

“The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.”

Source : Saint John (Climacus) (1982). “John Climacus (CWS)”, p.159, Paulist Press
“each generation has something different at which they are all looking.”
“The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether â€˜good and acceptable and perfect.â€™ The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I didnâ€™t see how wise it was when it didnâ€™t seem kindâ€¦ Remind me of this when I cannot regard His love as considerate some time.”
“I notice a lot of hitters fraternize with pitchers. I see guys laughing and giggling before the game. These are the same pitchers who are trying to beat them. I've never seen Roger Clemens talking to hitters before the game. Bob Gibson was the same way. Man, I don't even see (Greg) Maddux playing golf with hitters.”
“It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.”
“International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.”
“By putting a border line between life and death, we separate the world of death from our world of life, casting the dead away into the "world of oblivion".”

Source : Source: u-in-u.com
“wealth means power: the power to subdue, to crush, to exploit, the power to enslave, to outrage, to degrade.”

Source : Emma Goldman (1969). “Anarchism: And Other Essays”, p.54, Courier Corporation

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